The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-04-30

vi the agony sue nau suffered our
ing the past forty-eight hours. She
also added that there were plenty
more husbands to be got in the
neighborhood Of her little home at
Kensington. All of her entreaties,
however, were Of no avail. The
pilot left the ship, whilst the poor
young wife buried herself in tears
at being compelled to pursue her
journey. Nothing was seen of her
for n few days, but when fine
weather set in, she forgot her
troubles and looked as charming as
she possibly could. For several
days nothing was seen of the bulk
of the passengers, but when run
ming down the Northeast trades,
and warmer weather had set in,
they all came on deck TO breath the
pure fresh air. That common
enemy to mankind-s easickness-
had been conquered for the time
being. 1t was whilst in this belt of
fine weather that Christmas Day
came around. An awning was
spread over the quarter deck, and
passengers and crew joined in
grand chorus!
clark the Herald Angels sing,
Glory to the newborn King"
Nothing occurred to mar the hap
piness of all on board that day, and
each and everyone confessed to
having spent a ''Happy Christmas. +"
The Equator was crossed in due
course, and the old time custom of
interviewing Neptune, was intro
duced, but without any of its un-
pleasant Accomplishments.
Before we had crossed the South
east trades, l had made the acquain-
lance of all the lady cabin passen-
gers, and began to feel that life at
sea with pleasant company on board
is not such bug-bear as ones
nautical ancestors would make you
believe. The passengers had all
gained their sea legs, and it was
not an unfrequent scene to see the
young ladies promenading the poop
deck like an officer on watch. Often
whilst / have been keeping first
watch from s to II O'Clock in the
evening, l have found the time fly
by, so pleasantly, that l would will
ingly have stood the watch over
again.
The voyage, however, was not
entirely devoid of sad scenes, one
of which is so strongly impressed
on my mind that | consider it worth
relating. 1t was while running
down the Fasting, the wind blowing
strongly from the Southwest, the fore
top-gallant sail split. Orders were
at once given for it to be sent down
and new sail to be bent. No time
was lost in carrying out the shippers
orders, but as the work of bending
the new sail did not come up to the
boatswain's idea of how such job
should be done, he took occasion to
belate the the sailors engaged in
the job. lie finally went up aloft
to see what all the delay was
about. On stepping from the
rigging on to the topgallant yard he
over balanced himself and fell head
foremost into the sea. The vessel
was rounded to, at great risk, and
boat lowered, but the body was
never afterwards seen. This sad
affair cast great gloom over the
whole ships company. The de-
ceased had been great favorite
with both passengers and crew, and
his sudden loss was n severe blow.
He was large hearted British
sailor of the true stamp, and left
young wife to norm his loss. With
fair wind and favorable weather,
Sydney Heads were sighted on the
seventy-ffth day after leaving Lon
don. The passengers were ecstacies--
some at reaching their old home,
and others at finding new home
for their future life. After enter
ing the port in tow of the tug boat
Breadalbane, no time was lost by
the passengers in making prepara-
tons to land. In less than an hour
after the anchor was let go, they
had all gone. 1t was then that
feeling of solitude pervaded the
after part of that vessel. Those
with whom we had been in daily
contact for period of two months
and half, with whom mutual
PlatOnic attachments had been made,
had gone from our gaze for ever
no, not for ever, because one or two
of the young ladies came back when
the vessel was alongside of the Cir
cular quay, to renew the too brief
acquaintance. The voyage was
ended, however, and your humble
servants only desire was to be trans
ported to London and sail the voy-
age again.
The good ships days. as well as
the happy voyage to the Colonies
which i have attempted to relate,
were also near at end. Within two
months after leaving Sydney the
Young Lochinvar was lost in the
China Seas, the crew having q mira
culous escape from sudden death,
Fortune, however, smiled upon
them for the time, and on reaching
Foochow, they were eventually paid
off ut the British Consulate in May,
1866, Mr.. j. +. Brown, now resi-